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Now, what is your goofiest story? 😃

Overall, I am honored that God made me a bit of a Goofball 🙃

And here’s a true story: Once upon a time while visiting my BFF, I was flipping through one of her music magazines. Page after page I kept seeing this one name repeated in the caption. For the life of me, I could not figure out who this person was! Finally I ask my BFF, “Who is Lur?” “What?” she asks. I reply, “I keep seeing this name, ‘Lur,’ –I mean, I guess that’s how you pronounce it, mentioned in the captions but I cannot figure out who this person is.” I show her the pictures, she reads the caption then she laughs hysterically. You know that deep belly laugh accompanied with tears. Finally when she catches her breath she says, “The caption is telling you left to right; L dash R. Did you not see the dash?” In all fairness, I didn’t have my contacts in and was feeling unwell. To this day she will address cards and letters to, L-R; and I will sometimes sign stuff as L-R. *whew* Glad to that off my chest! I hope we can still be friends. I suppose us peoples can be both clever and not so clever 👇🏻

Just want to drop a little note to say thank you for all the kind words you give me. Because you are becoming Dear Friends, I think it’s important to confess I have my not so, ahem, “bright” moments 👇🏻

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I have not had a chance to delve further into this, however a few things caught my eye and I wanted to go ahead and share 👇🏻

When Emails Aren’t Working - Go After the Donors If you want your voice to be heard, call your local politicians. They will ignore you until you tell them that you’re calling, writing and emailing the people who gave them money for their campaign. If you want to see who gave them money go to: https://media.ethics.ga.gov/search/Campaign/Campaign_ByName.aspx - David Cross

Today is a good day to remind ALL to consider NOT donating to any political official or candidate or entity who is NOT taking ACTION to FIX 2020. Exercise the power of the purse. Money is the lifeblood of politicians. Cut them off. Deny them the money IF they are NOT taking action to fight for the will of We The People. Anyone disagree?

If you are someone who doesn’t mind giving money to politicians, one of Lin Wood’s posts from today is relevant, which is included here. Below his post, is a suggestion I think is brilliant and effective 🇺🇸🦅

Don't worry. I won't go putting on airs. I'm a simple gal who loves a humble little cookie

When it comes to understanding a person in a position of influence or power, do they exhibit the ability to forgive or admit mistakes? Do they choose their words carefully? Do they use insincere flattery or manipulative tactics? Are they crass or regularly lie? How do they handle criticism? If they claim to be a Christian, what fruit do they bear? Do their words match the way they treat others? We all have said things we regret. When that happens, does this person want to make right with the people they have hurt? It's normal to not agree with someone on every point. Are some things trivial and of a personal preference that we can just let it be? When is it worth pointing out these discrepancies? There is such a variety of channels to follow, and the personalities behind them are just as diverse. As soon as the post goes live, the words and opinions are made vulnerable to censure. Sometimes it’s surprising what affects people. Remember The Mask Joke™ I posted last week? That night I received an unkind private message from someone who did not share my sense of humor. So please know that I’m learning, exploring and observing right along with you, and I am humbled by those of you who continue to give me a chance. As Mr Wood says, “I am doing my imperfect best.” Please give me grace to grow, and know that when I fumble, it happens spectacularly. It’s how I roll. Occasionally it’s embarrassing. I think I need a cookie now. Maybe two... 😊

When you want to understand a political or historical matter, or a person better, you must look at many opinions, perspectives and theories. Sometimes this means going out of our comfort zone for a bit. On the one hand, keep an open mind; on the other hand, maintain a dubious inclination. Lean on your own instincts and trust your gut. Yes, sometimes we get it wrong. However, more often than not, our initial gut reaction (not our emotional reaction) is the correct one. The key to being objective is to curtail our emotions and prejudices. When watching a video, listen keenly, understand body language and voice inflections, and note what’s not being said. If you’re a person of faith, pray for guidance. Opinions are not inherently good or evil, nor do they necessarily reflect the true heart of the speaker. Commentators offer their opinions because they want to bring you to their side. Some are more subtle than others, some have a nefarious purpose and some have an honorable purpose, but the end goal is the same: it’s to cause a change in your perspective. As you research look for patterns and ask a lot of questions. Look for the common denominator across many spectrums. As you read news stories and commentaries, note if they are able to offer evidence –real tangible, traceable, knowable evidence for their statements. Or do they ask pointed questions to get your own wheels turning?

Hi. It’s getting a little hot under the Telegram collar lately. I think one of the reasons we are caught off guard when learning indelicate information about another, is we tend to view the unfavorable information as useful. We might believe that knowing negative information can protect us, thus we may find ourselves taking an inconsequential quarrel between others seriously. We must prayerfully consider what has merit and what requires a wide berth because as Paul shows us, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder are attitudes that will cause distraction and division (2 Corinthians 12:20). So how can we contradistinguish* the insignificant from the valuable? While we can’t control what other people say about us or someone else, we can control how we respond, we can hone our instinctual abilities to readily recognize the inaccurate, and become proficient with our research skills. *Yes, this is a real word and I’ve been super excited waiting to use it! 😃 Sounds like this is a celebratory moment. We should probably have a cookie 🤔

Have a beautiful sleep and morning, Sweet Friends. I'm off to cuddle with my Kindle, say my prayers then visit Dreamland.

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Why am I sharing this with you? As a reminder that God knows the earthly things that bring us joy. That He is the One who plants those special interests, those favorite things in our hearts. He knows the sweet memories those precious things, those treasured moments will give us. As a reminder that even in the midst of a chaotic world, we can still experience child-like joy. We can share our cherished memories and pass our blessedness along to our children. We can still have our jaded hearts made tender. As a reminder that we can simultaneously prepare for uncertain times and plan as if there will be joyful times.